Pen or pencil holder.



H. R. d1 H. L. TOOKER.

PEN 0R PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLlcAnoN FILED 1116.511914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYA4 H. R. 6L H. l.. TOOKER.

PEN 0R PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FlLED AUG.5, 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

2 SHEETS- SHEET 2.

WITNEssEs 70d TOCU,

I BY

lNVENTOR ATTO R N EY ED sans PATENT oFFioE.

HUGH BOSS TOOKER AND HARRY LEIGH TOOKER, `0]? SANTA MARIA.,CALIFORIIN'IA.

PEN on PENCIL HOLDER.

To all 4whom t may concern Be it known that we, HUGH Ross TooKEn andHARRYl LEIGH TooKER, citizens of the United States, residing at SantaMaria, in the county of Santa Barbara and State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Pen or Pencil Holder, of which the followingis a specification. l

This invention has reference 'to pen or pencil clips or holders, and itsobject is to pro-vide a simple form of clip which will firmly hold thepen or pencil in a pocket of a garment, but' from which it may beremoved with great facility..

In accordance with the present invention `there is provided a main orbody portion having a short barrel for embracing the pen or pencil, andin the case of a pen, particularly a fountain pen, the body portion may,v if` desired, be permanently secured to the barrel ofthe fountain pen,although ordinarily the barrel may be made to so tightly grasp the-bodyof the fountain pen as to remain thereon without liability ofdisplacement under ordinary/conditions of use.

Carried by the body portion of the clip is another member having spurs,or spur-like to the body member that by a proper manipulation of thepart-.carrying4 the spurs', said spurs will enter the cloth of thepocket into which the pen or pencil is introduced, thereby effectivelyanchoring the clip to the pocket against any liability of displacementso long as the spurs remain in the cloth. However, by pressure suitablyapplied to the spurcarrying member-these spurs are withdrawn from thecloth and their points are sheathed in or shielded bythe body member ina manner edectively protecting the cloth from engagementby the spurs,whereupon the pen or pencil with the clip attached is readily withdrawnfrom the pocket.

In the more specific structure of the present invention there is a bodymember carrying an embracing portion for the pen or pencil and aspur-carrying member in hinged 'or pivoted relation to the body member,so that by pressure properly applied to the pivoted member the spurs arewithdrawn from the active position so as to be sheathed in or shieldedby the body member, while the piv- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application mea August '5, 1914. serial No. 855,19. f

Patentedeuly 20, 191,5.

oted member has a normal tendency'toward the active position. f

In the broader aspects of the invention different mechanism means fromtheparticular arrangements herein disclosedfma'y be utilized and some ofthese various mechanical means are shown and described and specificallyclaimed in other applications filed by us on even date herewith underSerial Numbers 855,190 and 855,191,but in the said' other applicationsthe broader aspectsof the invention are not claimed, since the broaderor more comprehensive claims based upon the broader principles of theinvention are made in this case. 1

The invention will be lbest understood from a. consideration ofthefollowing-detailed description taken in-connection with the accompanyingdrawings form-ing a part of this specification, but it is to be'under-`stoodl that the invention -is susceptible of a great variety ofembodiments in its broader aspects, some of which "embodiments are shownin the aforesaid applications, wherefore the invention is not limited toanystrict conformity with the showing of the drawings in either this orthe other named applications, since the structures` herein and thereinshown may be changed and modified, o r the invention may be embodied inother structures so long .as such structures mark no material departurefrom the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appendedclaims.-

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of pen orpencilv clip embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionof the clip of Fig. 1 applied to a pen or pencil, and in position inapocket. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the position oftheparts when manipulated to withdraw the spursv for .the removal v ofthe pen or pencil, together with the clip from the pocket. Fig. 4 is anedge view. of

another form 'of pen or pencil clip applied to a pencil and in positionin a pocket, the material of the latter being shown in longitudinalsection. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the structure of Fig. 4 butillus- 6 with the parts in position causing the retraction'r ;f the smrs. -Fig. 8 is a side view of still another orm of.' the invention.Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of the structure of Fig. 8, with the parts in the position causing the retraction of the spurs. Fig. 10 is asection on the line 10-10 of Fig. 48.n Fig. 11 is' a. section on theline 11-,11 of Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a front elevation of still anotherform of theinvention. Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section of the structureof Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a side view of a modification of the-structure ofFigs. l2 and 13.

While the invention is' adapted for use With either a pen or pencil, itis particularly useful in connection with a fountain pen, and for thesake of simplicity of description the article to which the clip isapplied will hereinafter be considered as a fountain pen without,however, limiting the use of the clip to such a. particular article.

` As `it is customary toconstruet pen clips .of sheet metal, it will beassumed that the clip of the present invention is also formed in wholeor in part of sheet metal without, however, confining its constructionto such particular material.

In the structure of Figs. 1,2 and 3 4there is providedA anelongated'strip 1 formed near one end with vcurved portions 2 extendinglaterally from the strip 1 and approaching attheir outer ends, so thatthe strips together form a barrel through which the body of'a pen 3 maybe inserted, it being assumed for purposes of description that the pen 3is a fountain pen. The barrel 2, beingv inthe particular instance shownformed of two suitably curved members, is usually made of a diameter tosnugly embrace the body of thepen, so that under ordinary conditions ofuse the clip will hold its position on the pen,'the latter beingemployed in the act of writing without removing the clip from the bodyof the.pen. Sometimes it is desirable to make the clip permanently fasttothe body of the pen, and this may be done '-in anyo'fthe usual ways,and it will be understood that thel clip is either applicable to orremovable from the pen body at will or may be permanently attached tothe pen body,.without further showing or description. That end of thebody strip 1 remote from the end near which the barrel 2 is formed isbent at approximately right angles and then rebent upon itself to forman end guard 4, the return portion of the end guard 4 being providedwith a slot 5 for a purpose which will presently appear. There is alsoprovided another elongated st'rip 6 having laterally extended ears 7formed thereon near the middle, these ears being bent-into parallelismand spaced apart so as to embrace the strip 1 adjacent to the barrel 2and between the latter and the guard end '4. Formed on or fast to thestrip 1. so as to traverse the ears 7 are pintles 8, the arrangementbeing such that the manipulating member 6 may be rocked upon the pintles8 as upon a` binge or pivot. rllhe member 6 is slightly curvedlongitudinally and near the end corresponding to the barrel 2 may becross hatched or milled, as

milled portion 9 causes a yielding of the spring end 10 so that themanipulating member 6 will rock upon the pintles 8 as upon a pivot, thuscausing the other end, indicated at 11, to move away from thecorresponding portion of the body member 1, such end 11 being heldnormally in contact with such portion of the body member by the actionof the spring end10. The end 11 terminates in a tongue 12 entering theslot 5, so that movements of the end 11 away from the corresponding endof the body member 1 are limited by the length ofthe slot 5. Adjacent tothe end 4y the body member is traversed by passages 13 and carried bythe end 11 of the member 6 are corresponding spurs 14, so located as tomove through the body member by way of the passages 13, and these spursare inclined or curved from their point of emergence from the end 11 ofthe member 6 toward the barrel 2.

In Figs. 2 and3 are shown the back wall 15 and front wall 16of a pocket,and this pocket may be taken as a vest or coat pocket, since it is quitecustomary to carry fountain pens in such pockets. Let it be assumed thatit is desirable to insert a pen 3 inthe pocket, pressure is appliedtothe milled portion 9, thus tending to flatten out the correspondingcurved end of the member 6. This causes a rocking of the member upon thepintles 8 and acorresponding movement of the end 11. away from the bodymember 1, the movement being sufficient to cause the withdrawal of thespurs 14 until their points are sheathed within the passages 13, and thelength of the slot 5 `may be such that at this point further movement ofthe end 11 away from the body member 1 is arrested by the engagementwith the tongue 12 with the outer wall of the slot 5. \Vith the parts insuch position the pen is readily introduced into the pocket with thecorre spending end of the body member 1 eXterior to the front portion 16of the pocket. Now, on releasing the pressure upon the member 6 at themilled portion 9, the elasticity of the compressed portion causes it toreturn to its normal,v position, which return at the same timeI causesthe spurs 14 to project through the passages 13, and enter the cloth ofthe front '16 of the pocket, and

the body member' 1 is sufficiently close to the body of the pen 3 toelastically clamp the pen to the pocket. The pen cannot be removed while,the .parts arein the position just described, because ,of theengagement of the spurs in'the cloth of the front portion of the pocket.If, however, it be desirable to remove the pen with the clip from thepocket, pressure is again applied to the milled portion 9, when theparts will assume the position shown in Fig. 3, that is, with thespurs'withdrawn from the pocket front section 16. Since the cloth is nowentirely protected or shielded by the bodymember from engagement withthe spurs and the latter are prevented from catching any loose orprojecting threads of the cloth, the pen together with the clip isreadily removed from the pocket for use and may be reinserted andsecured to the pocket in the same ready manner. v

In Figs. 4 and 5 there is shown a some what simpler construction-in thatthere is a body member la having a barrel 2n which may be madeseparately from and secured to vone end of the strip 1 in any 'suitablemanner, as byv rivets 17, although, of course, the barrel 2'* may beotherwise formed. That end of the body member 1a carrying the barrel 2ahas ears 7a formed thereon, and pivoted between these ears is astrip 6acarrying at one end beyond the vbarrel 2 a spring 1t)a while at theother end this strip is provided with spurs 14 as in the form of Fig. 1.The strip 6a is formed at the end remote from the spring 10a with atongue 12a, whilethe corresponding end of the body member is returnedupon itself in substantially ring form as shown at 4, and through whichring there is a slot 5a for the passage'of the tongue 12., The bodymember 1a has passages 13a for the spurs 14. The pen 3 isvheld in thebarrel 2a as in the first described form, but instead of the member 6abeing held in the active posi- -tion by bearing against the-body member1, the springIr 10a bears directly against the pen 3. In Fig. 4 thedevice is shown in position in a pocket composed of the back memberl andfront member 16,' and in Fig. 5 the parts are shown in the positionassumed when pressure is applied at that end of the strip 6a providedwith the spring 10". The operation of the structure is the same asalready described with reference toFigs. 1, 2 and 8. In the structure ofFig. 1 but two spurs are shown` while in the structure of Fig.. -4 threespurs are shown. It will be understood, however, that the number ofspurs may vary from one spur to as many as desired, although usually twoor three spurs are suiicient.

In Figs. 6 and 7 there is shown yiibarrelmember 2b formed with alongitudinal `ex tension 18 from the portion ofthevbarrel' lng at oneend a. spring 10b engaging the.

extension 18, while the other end, carries spurs 14b and is providedwithl a tongue 12b entering through a slot 5b into-a ringshap'edextremity 4b on the end of a body member lb secured in the block 19which may be recessed for the purpose, and one of the rivets 20 may beutilized for the purpose of securing the body member 1b tothe block 19.4In the preceding showings of the spur-carry'- ing member 6 or 6a thespurs 'are shown as separately formed and appropriately secured to thecarrying strip by riveting or otherwise. In the structure of Figs. 6 and7 the spurs are struck up from the material of the spur member 6binstead of being separately formed therefrom, and it will be understoodthat the same procedure may be followed with respect tothe other formsof the invention. The body 'member 1f has passages 13b for the spurs.The operation of the structures of Figs. 6 and 7 is'the same as that ofFigs. 4 and 5, except that the'spring 10b engages the extension 18instead o being brought into engagement with the body of the pen 3. v f.1 l

In the structure of Figs. 8 to 11 a barrel 2c is formed near one end ofa body member 1c which may be a strip of greater' length than in thestructure of Fig. 1. Adjacent to one end of the barrel 2c the bodymember 1 i's formed into a curved or vbulged section 22a projecting fromthatface of the body member remote from the barrel 2c. The body memberis continued from the part 22a for an appropriate `distance in line withthat portion of the body member carrying the barrel 2c and at anappropriate point is provided with passages *13d for spurs 14c on thecorresponding end of a spur-carrying strip 6, the other end of thisstrip being made fast to the corresponding end ofthe body member 1c byrivets 23 or otherwise.

The spurs 14c are struck up from the mate-Q rial of the spur carrier 6as in Figs. 6 and 7, or'they may be separately formed and se#curedthereto as in Figs. 1 to The body member beyond the perforations 13is bent away from the barrel side of the body member at an inclinationas shown at 24, and then is returned toward the curved or bulged portion22 until overhanging'gtheV l bulged portion 22 and the corresponding lber.

' ency to project the spurs through the per? end of the return part 25of the body mem- The spur carrier has a normal tendthe cloth into whichthey may enter. Vith a pen introduced through the barrel 2c theoperation of the device of Figs. 8 toll is similar to that of the otherfigures. The presence of the barrel 2c and bulge 22a sufcientlystiii'ens the body portion 1 of the structures of Fig. 8 and associatedfigures to permit the movements described without undue bending of thebody portion.

In Figs. 12 and 13 there is a body portion 1i which may be made of astrip of heavier metal than before, and formed on or at tached to thisstrip is a` barrel 2d. That end of the body member 11 remote from thebarrel'2d' is outturned, as indicated at 24", and at a point near itsoutturned end the body portion is formed with a passage 13 large enoughto receive a block 27 carrying spurs 14d on one tace, and a knob orheaded pin 28 on the other face. Adjacent to the passage 13d between thesame and the angle extension 24 and on the face remote from that onwhich the barrel 2d is located, there is a laterally elongated ridge 29.The spur carrier in the structure of Figs. 12 and 13 is in the form of abowed strip 6d of spring metal which adjacent to the barrel 2d istraversed b v a pin 30 having a head 31 at its outer end. while thestrip 6d is provided with an elongated slot 32 through which the headedpin B0 passes'. The strip Gd is long enough to extend bevond the block27 and is traversed by the headed pin 28 and beyond the pin is formedwithv a bead 33' fitted to the ridge 29. j r

In'Fig. 14 the structure is the samefasjin Figs. .12 and 13, except thatthere is a ridge 29" on tha-t side of the opening 13 as the barrel 2dand the strip 6" has a corresponding bead 33 which, together with theridge 29 vforms a hinge upon which the strip 6 reverse direction totheir normal movement. Furthermore, the body member through which theyproject constitutes a shield or guard for the spurs, preventing themfrom catching in the cloth of the pocket when the device is inserted orwithdrawn 'from the pocket. The arrangement also is such as to becapable of manipulation with one hand, so that the device is insertedinto the pocket or withdrawn therefrom with the greatest facility, butat the same time when a pen provided with the clip of the presentinvention is introduced into the pocket, it is locked therein soeffectively that it cannot be withdrawn accidentally by any force shortof one destructive to the device, or to the pocket. The spur carrier hasa normal tendency to project the spurs and hence the deviceautomatically locks in position as soon as released. v

In the present invention the movement of the spurs is brought about by ahinge action,

lwhile, in structures such as shown in the aforesaid applications themovements of the spurs are brought about by other than hinge actions,between a body member and an elongated spur carrier lying along the bodymember, and of a length approximating or longer than that ot the bodymember.

h'loreover, the only guard for the spurs is the body member throughwhich they normally project, and which when the structure is to beinserted in or removed from a pocket acts as a guard or shield, andthese spur members are readily withdrawn b v the pressure between thethumb and one finger of one hand engaging the pen and a part acting tocause theretreat of the active ends of the spurs away from thecloth-engaging Jface of the spur-guarding part of the structure.

What is claimed is 1. A holding clip for pens and the like comprising anelongated body member havinga barrel near one end for attachment of thebody member to the pen and with normally projecting spurs spaced awayfrom the barrel in the direction of the length of said body member to bein coactive relation with the attached pen. and means for causing thewithdrawal ot the spurs from projecting relation to that face of thebody ot the clip toward the pen, whereby on the insertion ot the pen ina pocket with the l body member exterior to the pocket said body memberclamps the cloth of the pocket against the pen and the spurs projectthrough the cloth toward the pen.

2. A holding clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated bodymember with means for attachment of the body member to a pen, andspur-like means in projecting relation to the body member on the sameside thereof as the pen, said means of attachment of the 4body member tothe pen and said spurlike means being spaced apart lengthwise of respectto the cloth when it is desired to introduce the pen into the pocket orwithdraw it therefrom.

3. 'A clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body memberhaving means for the attachment of the body member to a pen, and spursspaced away from said means in the direction of the length of the bodymember and normally projecting toward the pen when the body member isattached thereto, whereby the spurs enter the cloth of a pocket next tothe pen when the pen is introduced thereinto, and said clip havingguarding means for the spurs in which the points of the latter arehoused out of the path of the cloth when the pen and clip are beingapplied to or removed from the pocket.

4. A clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body member,means near one end of the body member -for securing it to the pen inposition to provide for the insertion of the lpen into a pocket with theouter portion `of the pocket between the 4.body

I member and the pen, spurs carried by the body member near the other4end thereof in position to enter the cloth of the pocket when betweenthe body member and the pen, and guarding or` shieldingmeans for thespurs through which the latter `project when in operative position, saidspurs and guarding means. having relative movements to cause theretraction of the spurs from the cloth and the holdin-g of said spursout of engag.

ing relation with the cloth when the parts are being introduced into orremoved from the pocket.v

5. A holding clip for pens and the like having means for the attachmentof the clip to the' pen and provided with spurs in spaced relation tovsaid means of attachment and in normallyl active projected position,and a shield for the spurs,- saidclip being also .provided withmanipulating' means for causing av relative movement of the spurs andshield to, withdraw the spurs into the shield, and said manipulatingmeans constituting a handle portion at the end of the clip remote fromthe means of attachment to the pen, for the insertion of the pen withthe clip applied thereto into a pocket and the withdrawal of said penand clip from the pocket with the spurs in the retracted or inactiveposition.

6. A clip for pens and the like comprising a body member having a penreceiving barrel near one end and passages through the body member nearthe other end, and a ron-.kable carrying member on the body memberprovided with spurs having theirpointed ends normally projectingthrough' vthe passages in the body member, the spurs projectingbeyondtha't tace of the'body member carrying the pen receiving barreland the rockable member having a range of. movement to cause thewithdrawal of the polnted body member having passages therethrough nearthe end remote from the attaching means to the pen, and a rockablemember on the body member provided with spurs normally projectingthrough the passages in the body member with their points in projeotingrelation to that face of the body member toward the pen, and saidrockable member being yieldable to pressure to withdraw the spurs fromprojecting relation with respect to the body member.

8.. A clip :torl pens and the like, comprising an elongated body memberwith means adjacent to one end for attachmentto the body of a pen andnear the other end provided with perfo'rations and with an outstandingguard, and an elongated spur carrierpivotally connected to the bodyvmember and at one end entering and guided by the guard and adjacent saidend having spurs adapted to the passages in the body member, said spurcarrier' having a normal constraint to cause the projection of the spursthrough the passages in the body member.

9. A clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body memberhaving means for attachment to the body of a pen Aand at one end formedwith an outstandingv guard on the side remote from the pen body whenattached, and a spur carrier pivotally connected to the body member withone end in guided relation to'theguard and adjacent thereto providedwith spurs, the body member having perfor-ations therethrough for thespurs and there constituting a shield for the spurs when retracted,thespur carrier having a normal constraint to move the -end entering theguard on the body memvzo ber, and with spring means at the other end ofthe spur carrier for constraining the carrier to move the spurs intoprojecting relation to the body member on the side thereof toward thepen when attached thereto, the body member being provided with passagesfor the spurs and constituting a shield or sheath for the spurs when inthe retracted position.

v1l. A holding clip for pens andthe like comprising an elongated memberhaving means near one end for attachment to the pen and near the otherend provided With spurs normally projecting beyond the pen side of theclip, and means for causing the Withdrawalof the spurs from suchprojecting relation to the pen side of the clip.

12. A holding clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated andrelatively flat body member having means o'n one sidenear "one end forattachment to the barrel of a pen, and a member provided with spurs andmounted on that face of the body member remote from the pen holdingmeans and having a normal tendency to carry the spurs so that the freeends thereof `are in projecting relation to the en carrying face of thebody member near he end remote from the means for attachment to the bodymember to the barrel of a pen, said second member being yieldable topressure to withdraw the lspurs from projecting` relation to the pencarrying face of the body member.4

In testimony, that We claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaixed our sig- 35 natures in the presence of two witnesses.

HUGH ROSS TOOKER. HAR-RY LEIG-H TOKER.

i Witnesses:

JOSEPH H. Corri, E. C. BIGELOW.

